Dead Heart Beating? Landscape, Climate and People in Desert Australia

该项目旨在对澳大利亚中部辛普森、斯特泽莱克和斯图尔特石质沙漠的旱地湖泊的考古、景观历史和古环境进行首次详细调查。使用尖端的方法，该项目期望发现新的考古遗址，为澳大利亚内陆提供新的气候记录，并开发创新的新分析和现场技术。预期的好处还包括开发新的前沿方法，用于调查澳大利亚沙漠景观，全面的基线数据，了解该地区在欧洲殖民之前是如何演变的，并解决为什么在该地区没有发现更新世时代的考古遗址。

This project aims to undertake the first detailed investigation of the archaeology, landscape history and paleoenvironment of dryland lakes in the Simpson, Strzelecki and Stuart Stony Deserts in Central Australia. Using cutting edge methods, the project expects to discover new archaeological sites, provide a new climate record for inland Australia and develop innovative new analytical and field techniques. Expected benefits also include the development of new cutting-edge methodologies for the investigation of Australian desert landscapes, comprehensive baseline data of how this region has evolved prior to European colonization and resolving why no Pleistocene aged archaeological sites have been found in the region.